Readyboost - Safely Remove Hardware Icon


  1. Posts : 99
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
       #1

    Readyboost - Safely Remove Hardware Icon


    Its a niggle and not a big one, but is there no way for readyboost enabled USB sticks to not show as this system tray icon? or will W7 always recognise them as just a USB, not a permanent fixture to my machine?

    cheers

    Ben
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  2. Posts : 72,043
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Ben,

    Since a readyboost USB flash drive must be ejected first so that it could be safely disconnected when wanted to, you will always have the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon when it's connected. However, you could set the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon to Hide icon and notifications using the tutorial below to no longer see it.

    Notification Area Icons - Hide or Show System Icons and Notifications

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 99
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    ai i figured that was the only way round it, pity really as i want the safely remove to work as normal, i just dont want the readyboost enabled drives to even register in the system as they will be there pretty much for the life of the pc and never be removed!lol!

    thanks anyway
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  4. Posts : 72,043
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    You're welcome. Sorry about that.
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #5

    Assuming you are dealing with the system in your specs, you have 6 GB of memory. You're 5 GB of memory over needing to consider ReadyBoost anyway.
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